Monthly Archives: June 2011

Meet Prentis Drew. Again.

Posted on June 30, 2011 by 2guysphoto

If you’re from Washington state, you’d be just as likely to see Prentis Drew on stage as a jazz drummer as you would be spotting him behind the wheel of his vintage Jaguar convertible sports car.  Or, you might possibly … Continue reading →

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Passport Moments

Posted on June 28, 2011 by 2guysphoto

Photographer Ed Kashi recently stated: “Photography is like a passport into worlds in which we would otherwise not enter.”  I heard Ed, a well known and well traveled photographer, on a podcast (TWIT Photo) recently and have been pondering these … Continue reading →

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Daily Photos: Mark James’ underwater journey

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

Mark is a friend of 2 Guys and sent us these images and story of how he got started in underwater photography.  As someone who thinks an excellent scuba experience is watching “Jaws” with a large bag of popcorn, I … Continue reading →

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Daily Photo: Kara Stewart’s “hot hands”

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

Kara Stewart has sent us this close in, black and white study of hands at work. Kara shot this at f/5, 1/100 sec, ISO 640, 80 mm focal length on her Nikon D300 with available light.  Here’s her commentary on … Continue reading →

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Daily Photo: Dennis Warren’s Unexpected Egret

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

Today’s daily photo was sent in to us by Dennis Warren, who calls himself an “amateur enthusiast with over 35 years of learning”.  I like the sound of that, because we never stop learning! Read on to learn how Dennis … Continue reading →

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The Rolling Rally

Posted on June 18, 2011 by 2guysphoto

Today, one million of my closest friends and I descended upon downtown Boston to say hello to members of the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins.  The photo above is of series MVP, Tim Thomas. Fans wearing black and gold, waving … Continue reading →

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Daily Photo: Art Hill’s Hibiscus on deck

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

In response to yesterday’s post inviting readers to submit photos for our Daily Photo feature, Art Hill, a friend of 2 Guys and a Featured Photog sent us this image taken just the other day on his deck. Art tells … Continue reading →

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A Dewy Daily Day Lily

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

Pardon the alliteration.  (And look for a special invitation at the end of this post). On and off for many years, I have been posting a photo each day to the Daily Photo Community on SmugMug, where I also host … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Bruins!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by 2guysphoto

We’ve been spoiled here in Boston.  An abundance of championships, with each of the four major franchises bringing home a national title during the past six years (that’s never been done before), coming our way. Congratulations to the Stanley Cup … Continue reading →

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Pro Photographer

Posted on June 14, 2011 by 2guysphoto

He is a street photographer.  Though not in the traditional sense. He weaves through the crowd at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.  He roams about Rockefeller Center whenever the tree is up.  He often sits outside the camera store … Continue reading →

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Ian Soliva, Concert Photographer: “Shoot what you love”

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

Ian Soliva’s photography first came to my attention as a result of some comments he left on a few of our posts.    I visited his blog and was impressed with his concert photography: his perspective and mastery of the light … Continue reading →

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The Fujifilm X100 as Street Cam

Posted on June 11, 2011 by 2guysphoto

I could just as well have entitled this post: “Further Impressions of the Fujifilm X100“, having providing some initial thoughts here.  In that earlier piece, I revealed my mixed emotions (if you haven’t read it, you’ll note that I used … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t own a photo printer

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

If you’ve followed my posts here or viewed my photo galleries, than you know that my bride and I took a trip to the American Southwest last fall. Although it was a vacation to celebrate our anniversary, I did manage … Continue reading →

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The good vs. the great

Posted on June 7, 2011 by 2guysphoto

In response to a post and then a follow-up post (see here and here) regarding what makes for a good vs. great photo, we received some interesting emails from our readers.  In short, some thanked us for offering such an insightful … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Water Balloon Shot

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

I was browsing the galleries of photographer Judy Horton (aka fotoeffects) and I came upon this fascinating image.  I wrote to Judy and asked how she made the shot and if she would let us share it with 2 Guys … Continue reading →

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the photos that moved Us

Posted on June 4, 2011 by 2guysphoto

We received a great response to this post on the topic of what makes for a great image.  I postulated that the difference between a good (tells a story) photo and a great (evokes a personal, emotional response) prompted several … Continue reading →

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Photography, Fonts and YOU!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

This post was contributed by our friend and Featured Photographer, Maryann Goldman (AKA Fotomom).  Anyone asked to describe Maryann’s work would not get too far without using terms like “creative”, “resourceful” and “fun”.  Today, Maryann is going to explain how … Continue reading →

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the photo that moved Me

Posted on June 1, 2011 by 2guysphoto

A good image is one that tells a story, one that invites the viewer to fill in the blank spaces between the points of inflection.  And by story, I don’t necessarily mean the type you learned about in high school … Continue reading →

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